The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-12-23


oeorrir's Unhelief and How He Tried %
Find Out for Dsimseif.
~ most don't believe there Is any
real Santa Claus" said George
The other children opened their eyes
very wide and looked at him. There
were three other children. without
Y counting the baby. May. who wasn't
as many months old as George was
years
Then who gives rs things in our
stockings?" asked Metas "Who does.
George Holiness"
..why. papa. Of course. and mamma
and Uncle Joe. and
II don't believe that story" said
Jack ..How can they. when they r.
aslecp?"
There was the sound of smothered
laugh somewhere. but the children
didn't hear il.
well, I'm going TO find out" said
Ceorgie. sYou'n see I'm going to
nut some pillows and shawls and things
IN the corner behind the sofa, and s'eeI
there tonight and watch You'll
scc!''
s.. when bedtime came. and tn
stockings were hung in a row unde'
the mantelshelf, George slyly crep
into his hiding-place-
II was queer that mamma dion
miss him when she tucked the othe
children into bed. George thought :
: himself; but he was very glad she d'
not.
e because she'd hunt for me. IN
i spoil every thing" he said to himsel
'e with little chuckle Of fun I'm re-
re gladr'
IA funny when all the family had gone
- bed. and every thing was still exec
q the CLOCK. which really made drea'
ful noise. George was sure Il new
= licked 90 loud before in the world
n and by he began TO count the TIC
- tocks, but before he got 70 one hundr'
u be was fast asleep
:. He couldn't tell how long he n
=. slept, when all at once he was WI
"a awake again.
- Itssemed As II some thing had touch
- Ms face. but Of that he couldn't 4
- y sure. One thing he was sure
however-there was some body in
80 room. because he could hear a >
- rustling az paper. and once in awhii
- little clinking noise The room y
= light. and when George gained GO
= are enough to look up over the top
~. the sofa. he saw
49, The funniest little old man. Un
49, Joe, you could ever think Of. all a
~. mn in Buffalo furs. and a fur cap
a. and q big pack on his back And
~; was filing the stockings. and talk
49, All the time 10 himself in an nv
~, funny. squeaky voice Skates
~. George hs said. and hope he'll
~ sem to little Tim Baker some tim
!. = And I'm going to. Uncle Joe Ant
$3.50 Kent talking things like that. and
r,n- ing presents into the stockings fo'
!. And all ~ once he looked right 1t
sofa. and was looking over.
~ $50 - prol'ly saw me. by the way he jun
& round. Goodness graciousr said
49,. .This'll never dor And then the :
-. -. vas dark as pitch. and he'd gone.
49,. .Um-mr' said Uncle Joe This
~ Christmas day. and George was e
,c,,,d The story Of his nights adventur
- me twentieth time. maybe 'WcI
. ~ he chimney. did ber'
- .I-don't know" said George.
!" - 1 head something scratching"
o.h,s .Ah. / guess you dreamed y
vino said Uncle Joe.
q - mo. l didn't." Protested Sef
= -. earnestly. s'for there were the !.
4 shs and every thing. Just - ! saw.
s,.-.d wasn't % tall. Uncle Joe, and
, s srrs wasn't. may be I'd say-but h. "a
'.;r,s ! little dump o. = man. you knot
I. - ANY taller than mamma. but lots
u 49, what do you think bout T.
- no Jocf"
q rs.id Uncle Joe lsugheA = 4 b 60